In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
STINKWEED
Etymology
Noun
stinkweed (countable and uncountable, plural stinkweeds)
Tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima).
Jimson weed (Datura stramonium).
Any other noxious plant.
Source: Wiktionary
Stink"weed`, n. (Bot.)
Definition: Stramonium. See Jamestown weed, and Datura.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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